High Days Chords by Bert Jansch

Tempo:
150.15 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Eb

Db

Ab

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bert Jansch - High Days chords
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[Bb] [Fm]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Bb]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Db] [Bbm]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm] [F]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Eb] [A]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] I'm sorry [Ab] if I [Bbm] failed you, [Eb] for that I take the [Bb] [Bbm] blame
And [Db] I'm sorry [Ab] if I [Bb] snubbed you, [Eb] I hanged my head in [F] shame
[Bbm] But those people you [Db] call friends did [Eb] you much [Ab] more harm than good
[Db]
I should have [Ab] tried [Bb] much [Bbm] harder [Eb] to reach out when [Bb] I [Bbm] could
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] When the children [Ab] come [Bb] to [Eb] visit you, [Bbm] [Eb] you break into a [Bb] smile
[Db] You fill your [Ab] heart [Bb] with sunshine, [Eb] just for a little [F] while
[Bbm] You made a [Db] model airplane, [Eb] to teach them [Ab] how to fly
[Db]
But when it crashed [Ab] on [Bb] the [Eb] [Bbm] runway, [Eb] they didn't ask the pilot [Bbm] why
[Eb] I [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Db] got the [Ab] lady [Bbm] from Baltimore, [Eb] stuck [Bb] on her mama
[Db] Bringing [Ab] back [Bbm] those high days [Eb] when we would hang [F] around
[Bbm] You'd play your [Db] guitar, [Eb] but you never ever [Ab] finished the [Db] song
Didn't [Ab] matter [Bb] [Ebm] then,
[Bbm] [Eb] I guess it doesn't matter [Bbm] now
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb] [F]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Eb] [A]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
I [Db] got the [Ab] lady [Bbm] from Baltimore, [Eb] stuck on her [Bbm] mama
[Db] Bringing [Ab] back [Bbm] those high days [Eb] when we would hang [F] around
[Bbm] You'd play [Db] your guitar, but [Eb] you never ever finished [F] the song
[Db] [Ab] Didn't matter [Bb] then, [Bbm] [Eb] I guess it doesn't [Bbm] matter now
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] And I guess it doesn't matter [Bbm] now
[Eb] I [Bbm]
[Eb] guess it doesn't matter [Bbm] now
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
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To learn Bert Jansch - High Days chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Eb, Bbm, Eb, Bb, Db and Ab. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 75 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 150 BPM. With Ab Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Db] I'm sorry [Ab] if I [Bbm] failed you, [Eb] for that I take the [Bb] [Bbm] blame
And [Db] I'm sorry [Ab] if I [Bb] _ snubbed you, [Eb] I hanged my head in [F] shame
[Bbm] But those _ people you [Db] call _ friends did [Eb] you much [Ab] more harm than good
[Db]
I should have [Ab] tried [Bb] much [Bbm] harder [Eb] to reach out when [Bb] I [Bbm] could _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Db] When the children [Ab] come [Bb] to [Eb] visit you, [Bbm] [Eb] you break into a [Bb] smile
[Db] You fill your [Ab] heart [Bb] with sunshine, _ [Eb] just for a little [F] while _
[Bbm] You made a [Db] model _ airplane, [Eb] to teach them [Ab] how to fly
[Db]
But when it crashed [Ab] on [Bb] the [Eb] [Bbm] runway, [Eb] they didn't ask the pilot [Bbm] why _
[Eb] I _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Db] got the [Ab] lady [Bbm] from Baltimore, _ [Eb] _ stuck [Bb] on her mama _ _
[Db] Bringing _ [Ab] back [Bbm] those high days [Eb] when we would hang [F] around _
[Bbm] You'd play _ your [Db] guitar, _ _ [Eb] but you never ever [Ab] finished the _ [Db] song
Didn't _ [Ab] matter [Bb] [Ebm] then, _
[Bbm] [Eb] I guess it doesn't matter [Bbm] _ now
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
I [Db] got the _ [Ab] lady [Bbm] from _ Baltimore, [Eb] stuck on her [Bbm] mama _ _
[Db] Bringing _ [Ab] back [Bbm] those high days [Eb] when we would hang [F] around _
[Bbm] You'd play [Db] your guitar, but [Eb] you never ever finished [F] the song
_ [Db] _ [Ab] Didn't matter [Bb] _ then, [Bbm] [Eb] I guess it doesn't [Bbm] matter now
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[Eb] And I guess it doesn't matter [Bbm] now _
_ [Eb] I _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] guess it doesn't matter [Bbm] now _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
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Among the compositions on the album The Black Swan, written by Bert Jansch, this one shines.

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